George Kachergis was the Senior Professor of Painting at the University of North Carolina when he died on August 2, 1974.  He had joined the faculty at Chapel Hill in the fall of 1949.

George Kachergis was born in Watertown, Connecticut on April 11, 1917.  He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While a student he received recognition from faculty and peers in the form of honor awards and a scholarship for graduate work.

He served in Europe in World War II.  At the end of the war he was one of 3 soldiers selected from the third army to receive a scholarship to study Art History at the University of Besancon, Besancon, France.

His first university teaching position was at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. The Art Department at Bradley University had 200 Art majors.  Roy Gussow, who later taught at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the School of Design at North Carolina State University and Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, an Art Historian and the widow of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy were fellow Art Department faculty members.

George exhibited his work extensively and was offered several teaching positions.  The offers he considered most seriously (before he accepted the offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) were from the University of Florida at Gainesville, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

The complete list of George’s exhibitions is below.  It should be noted, that George Kachergis had his work exhibited at such major museums as The Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, The Pennsylvania Academy, and the Art Institute of Chicago and in such major Exhibitions as the Whitney Annual Exhibition of American Painting, in New York; the International Exhibition of Watercolors, Prints and Drawings at the Pennsylvania Academy, and American Painting Today at the Metropolitan Museum.

Exhibitions, National And International:
39th Annual Watercolor Exhibition Pennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA 1941
Oakland Museum Annual Exhibition Oakland, CA 1941 , ‘49
21st International Exhibition Of Watercolors The Art Institute Of Chicago Chicago, IL 1942
1st Print And Drawing Annual Exhibition University Indiana Bloomington, IN 1948
59th Annual American Exhibition Of Watercolors And Drawings The Art Institute Of Chicago Chicago, IL 1948
145th Annual Exhibition Pennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA 1950
American Painting Today Metropolitan Museum Of Art New York City 1950
16th Annual New Year Show Butler Art Institute Youngstown, OH 1951
147th Annual Exhibition Pennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA 1952
Terry Art Institute International Exhibition Miami, FL 1952
Annual Exhibition Of Contemporary American Painting Whitney Museum Of American Art New York City 1952
American Watercolors, Drawings,and Prints Metropolitan Museum Of Art New York City 1952
50th Pennsylvania Academy International Exhibition of Watercolors, Prints, And Drawings Pennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA 1952
148th Annual ExhibitionPennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA. 1953
154th Annual Exhibition Of American Watercolors Pennsylvania Academy Philadelphia, PA. 1959
2nd Biennial Of American Painting Columbia Museum Columbia, SC 1959
Paintings For Young Collections Dallas Museum Of Fine Arts Dallas, TX 1955
1st Annual Miami National Painting Exhibition Lowe Art Gallery University Of Miami Miami, FL 1963
Regional Chicago Artists Annual The Art Institute Of Chicago Chicago, IL 1940, ‘41 , ‘46, ‘47, ‘48
Illinois Artists Springfield Museum Springfield, IL 1940
Seaboard And Midland Moderns Norlyst Galleries New ‘York City And On Tour 1948
Old Northwest Territory, Exhibition Springfield, IL 1948, ‘49
19th Annual ExhibitionSpringfield, Art Museum Springfield, MO 1949
Bradley Group Show Argent Galleries New York City 1949
5th Central Illinois Artists Annual Decatur, IL 1949
Faculty Exhibition Southeastern States Universities University Of Georgia Athens. GA 1950
Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition Norfolk Museum Norfolk, VA 1950, ‘60, ‘62, ‘64, ‘68
77th Annual Regional Exhibition Bristol, VA 1950
North Carolina Federation Of Women’s Clubs Art Exhibition State Art Gallery Raleigh, NC 1950
8th Annual Piedmont Festival Of Music And Art Winston-Salem, NC 1950
Annual Southeastern Exhibition High Museum Atlanta, GA 1950, ‘53, ‘55, ‘58, ‘61
Annual Exhibition Of North Carolina Artists North Carolina State Art Museum Raleigh, NC 1951, ‘52, ‘53, ‘54, ‘55, ‘56, ‘57, ‘58,‘59, ‘60, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63, ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70’  ‘71 , ‘72
2nd Annual Graphic Arts Exhibition Joslyn Memorial Art Museum Omaha, Nebr. 1948
11 Th Art Annual Of Contemporary Virginia And North Carolina Oil And Watercolor Richmond, VA 1953
University Of Florida Centennial Art Exhibition Gainesville, FL 1953
Downtown Galleries Group Exhibition Downtown Galleries New York City (Invitational) 1952
Allied Arts Exhibition Durham, NC 1954
Southeastern College Art Conference Athens, GA 1958
Exhibition Of 12 Painters Virginia, North Carolina, DC, and Maryland
Washington And Lee University 19582nd Annual Purchase Exhibition
Elizabeth Slocumb Gallery East Tennessee State CollegeJ ohnson City, Tenn. 1959
Artists On Campus Exhibition Jacksonville Art Museum Jacksonville, FL 1960
Annual Springs Art Exhibition Lancaster, SC 1960, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63, ‘64, ‘67
Artists Of 5 South Atlantic States Centennial Celebration Exhibition Gibbes Art Gallery Charleston, SC 1958
4th Annual Painting Of The Year Exhibition Atlanta Art Association Galleries Atlanta, GA 1958
Blowing Rock Art Association First Annual Blowing Rock, NC 1958
Winston-Salem Gallery Of Fine Arts Winston-Salem, NC 1958
Trade Fair Exhibition Charlotte, NC 1961
Young Collector’s Show Design Associates Gallery Greensboro, NC 1961
Founders Furniture Exhibition High Point, NC 1961
2nd South Coast Art Show Ringling Museum Of ArtSarasota, FL 1962
Invitational North Carolina South Carolina Artists Exhibition Mint Museum Charlotte, NC 1962
19th Annual Regional Exhibition Intermount College Bristol, VA 1962
8th Annual Painting of The Year Exhibition Atlanta, GA 1962
Annual Piedmont Purchase Award Exhibition Mint Museum Charlotte, NC 1963, ‘64
Annual Hunter Gallery Exhibition Chattanooga, Tenn. 1963, ‘64, ‘66
Clemson College School Of Architecture,Clemson, SC. 1964
Associated Artists Of North Carolina Greensboro, NC 1964
School Of Public Health Art Exhibition Chapel Hill, NC 1965, ‘69
UNC Faculty Artists ‘Greensboro And Chapel Hill, NC 1966
UNC Faculty ShowAckland Art Museum,Chapel Hill, NC 1968, 71

Solo Exhibitions:
Chicago Woman’s Club Chicago, IL 1946
Bradley University Peoria, IL 1947
Person Hall Art Gallery University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 1949
North Carolina State Art Gallery Raleigh, NC 1950
Duke University Durham, NC 1950
Davidson College Davidson, NC 1952
Catawba College Sal Isbury, NC 1952
Mint Museum Charlotte, NC 1952
Municipal Art Gallery Mississippi Art Association Jackson, Miss. 1953
Southern Pines, NC 1955
Weatherspoon Gallery Greensboro, NC(3-man show) 1955
Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC 1960
Feingarten Galleries Carmel, Calif. 1961
Fayetteville Woman’s Club Fayetteville, NC 1963
Whiteville, NC 1965
Salem College Winston-Salem, NC(2-man show) 1967
Weatherspoon Gallery Greensboro, NC(2-man show) 1968
McDonald Art Gallery Charlotte, NC 1970

Honors And Awards
2nd Annual Graphic Arts Exhibition
Joslyn Memorial Art Museum Omaha, Nebr.(Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1949
5th Central Illinois Artists Annual Decatur, IL (Awarded 1st Prize In Watercolor) 1949
North Carolina Federation Of Women’s Clubs Art ExhibitState Art GalleryRaleigh, NC (Awarded 1st Prize In Oil Painting) 1950
8th Annual Piedmont Festival Of Music And Art Winston-Salem, NC (Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1950
16th Annual New Year Show The Butler Art Institute Youngstown, Ohio (Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1951
14th Annual Exhibition North Carolina Artists State Art Museum Raleigh, NC (Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1951
Terry Art Institute International Exhibition Miami, FL (Awarded A Purchase Prize) 1952
5th Annual Southeastern Exhibition High MuseumAtlanta, GA (Awarded A Purchase Prize And An Honorable Mention) 1950
8th Annual Southeastern Exhibition High Museum Atlanta, GA (Awarded A Purchase Prize) 1953
11th Art Annual Of Contemporary North Carolina And Virginia Oil And Watercolor Richmond, VA(Awarded A Purchase Prize
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Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition Norfolk Museum Norfolk, VA(Awarded A Purchase Prize) 1960
2nd Springs Arts Exhibition Lancaster, SC (Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1960
3rd Springs Arts Exhibition Lancaster, SC (Awarded 3rd Prize) 1962
4th Springs Arts Exhibition Lancaster, SC (Awarded An Honorable Mention) 1962
School Of Public HealthChapel Hill, NC (Awarded 1st Purchase Prize) 19651

Source:
Information courtesy of Joyce Kachergis, the artist's widow.